Australian Bureau of statistics figures confirm there are 274 doctors per 100,000 in remote/very remote areas compared with 433 doctors per 100,000 in major cities – the challenge of attracting and retaining trainees and medical workforce in rural and remote regions is the main factor preventing communities from accessing a high standard of comprehensive, quality care closer to home.

At Darlings Down HHS, Dan and his team identified an opportunity to solve a key bottleneck that exists around training and support of trainees. In this talk, Dan will take us through the Medial Outreach Education & Training (MOET) model that was created to improve infrastructure and partnerships to make sustainable care a reality across its four facilities that has driven positive results. He will share:

• Reflections on the tension and funding models between hospitals and primary care which challenge the rural workforce sustainability objective
• The value a training-led rather than the traditional service delivery approach brings to rural workforce development
• The role of collaboration amongst rural hospitals, small community hospitals, general practices and community-based health services such as pharmacies in supporting workforce sustainability